Lesson 73 of 84 · Life Cycles
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleHow Plants Get Water (Part 3)
Life Cycles.
🎯 Your mission
Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
Plants need sunlight, water, air, and soil to grow. Each part of the plant has a job: roots drink water, stems hold the plant up, and leaves catch sunlight.
Key Words
- migrate
- adapt
- food chain
Materials Needed
- zip-lock bags
- labels
- seeds
- soil
- cups
- water
Safety First
- Tie back long hair before starting the experiment.
- Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
- Adult supervision recommended.
Steps
Read the introduction. What is this lesson about?
Plant two seeds: put one in sunlight and one in a dark closet. Water both the same amount each day.
Look for something that changed. What is it?
Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do worms do for the soil?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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